Though the holiday shopping season is still months away, a growing number of economists are already predicting that it could even be worse than last year.

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With Bird & Carter and East Harnham Deli to choose from there's little chance of going hungry in the Salisbury area. The pick of this fine bunch, though, is the new kid on the block, West Street Deli, which opened last autumn and is packed with local pro

Times are tough, and like everyone else, you are trying to save more and spend less. The problem is, you've tried that before, only to see your spending inevitably drift back up. So here's a radical proposal: Stop using credit cards.

Shanell Davis started last week putting gifts for her two sons on layaway in order to stretch her holiday spending, and she has warned the boys to forget about big presents this year.